Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - Shockwave Medical

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a  Principal R&D Electrical Engineer – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal R&D Electrical Engineer will lead technical development of innovative electronic systems to treat peripheral and heart valve diseases, will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization, and will perform and support a variety of development engineering activities including high-voltage analog, digital circuit, and programmable logic design.

Essential Job Functions

• Architect and design electronic pulse discharge systems for medical devices.

• Develop proof of concept designs and bench models to test these concepts in a simulated environment.

• Develop new and novel products based on user defined needs.

• Translate user needs into design inputs/product specifications.

• Create technical specifications from specific user requirements.

• Develop, validate, and maintain system test methods and plans.

• Lead less-senior engineers to develop system and circuit board test fixtures.

• Direct and/or perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and manage prototype builds.

• Perform functional verification of systems to medical device standards.

• Work with marketing and New Product Development teams to develop new design concepts.

• Participate in system-level technical design reviews to ensure all design inputs and user needs are addressed.

• Initiate and conduct system design reviews with cross-functional teams.

• Troubleshoot complex electronic systems to the component level.

• Provide support in the company medical device auditing processes.

• Enhance the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and patent applications.

• Take a leading role in the management of assigned projects.

• Other duties as needed.

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